Estimating the global radiative impact of the sea ice-albedo feedback in the Arctic

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Hudson, Stephen R ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE MODELS; HALOCARBONS; OCEANOGRAPHY; SOLAR RADIATION;

ANTHROPOGENIC FORCING; ARCTIC SEA ICE; CLOUD COVER; ICE LOSS; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; RADIATIVE IMPACTS; SEA ICE CONCENTRATION; SIMPLE METHOD; TOP OF ATMOSPHERES;

SEA ICE;

ALBEDO; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD COVER; HALOCARBON; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SEA ICE; SUMMER;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84860404001     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015804     Document Type: Article

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